UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY v. WATTS

No. 22942.

370 F.2d 405 (1966)

UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Daisy WATTS and Travis Cooper, Jointly and Severally, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

December 28, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul W. Brock, Mobile, Ala., Hand, Arendall, Bedsole, Greaves & Johnston, Mobile, Ala., of counsel, for appellant.

Samuel L. Stockman, Benjamin H. Kilborn, Kilborn, Darby & Kilborn, Mobile, Ala., for appellees.

Before RIVES, GEWIN and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.


RIVES, Circuit Judge:

Daisy Watts brought in an Alabama court an action against Travis Cooper for damages arising out of an automobile accident. After a three-day trial, Mrs. Watts recovered a $30,000 judgment, which has been affirmed by the Supreme Court of Alabama.1

The instant appeal before this Court involves a suit, under the Declaratory Judgment Act,2 by the United States Fire Insurance Company...

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